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made some entries more clear
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| r
| r
| Not like the English "r", but a sound made with the tongue touching the palate
| As in "ar" with a long rolling r, made with the tongue touching the palate
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| z
| z
| dz
| As in the last syllable of "daze"
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| a
| a
| a as in "f'''a'''ther"
| Long a sound in English, as in "f'''a'''ther"
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| o
| o
| o as in "J'''o'''hn" pronounced the British, not the American way
| Short o sound in English, as in "J'''o'''hn"
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| y
| y
| y as in "'''Y'''es": replaces "i" and "ü" at the beginning of a syllable. If the sound is "i" on its own, then the syllable is written "yi" or "yu".
| y as in "E'''y'''e": replaces "i" and "ü" at the beginning of a syllable. If the sound is "i" on its own, then the syllable is written "yi" or "yu".
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| iong / yong
| iong / yong
| yoong; like "'''young'''" when said by somebody from the north of England.
| "eang," pronounced very short
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| ong
| ong
| oong; like "b'''ung'''" when said by somebody from the north of England, never like the "ong" in "song"
| ung, like in "s'''u'''ng" but the u is held longer. Never like the "ong" in "song"
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| un
| un
| Like "'''un'''der" spoken by a person from the north of England. On its own, this syllable is written as "'''wen'''" and pronounced accordingly
| Like "'''un'''der". On its own, this syllable is written as "'''wen'''" and pronounced accordingly
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